What strategies can teachers use to support children with organisational and executive functioning difficulties?
What can we as EP’s suggest to help staff support children in this area?
What helps when teachers ‘check in’ with students?
For World Mental Health Day, I’ve been thinking about how teachers and school staff often use a ‘check-in’ approach to support vulnerable students. It’s a way of proactively making a connection, providing them with a space with a familiar trusted adult to talk, maybe problem solve or simply (but importantly) help them feel known and seen. But what does this look like when it’s done well?